Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-03
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. Feb. u.


SeRdte-Met in evening session and the
/ following bills were introduced Sen. Kidd:
TO prevent any building commission of
the state to exceed the appropriation
made In its uses; to amend law relating to
courts of records; to prevent the holding
OF elections where liquors are sold; to
restrict immigration of defective classes
Sen. Scotield: Amendatory law relating
to swamp lands in certain counties Sen.
Bnckstaff: Relating to the industrial
school at Oshkosh; relating TO tramps
and Migrants etc. Sen. Hoyt; To estab-
llsh the rates OF passenger fare in the
state, etc. Sen. Maxwell For the sup
precision of vagabonds in the state. SEN
Nidule; To prevent gambling, etc. Sen.
Ginty Relating to regents of University
etc. There were a number of bills intro.
duoed, not reported-they were evidently
dead heads. Adjourned.
HouSe-Mr. Sloggy; Relating to state
lands; also relating to promissory notes;
also TO amend the charter of Viroqua;
also relating TO local insurance compan-
les. Mr.. Cunningham; Relating TO the
publication of text books and provide
labor for the state prison convlcts. Mr.
Reimer: Relating to county asylums
Mr.. Hall: To detach certain territory
from Forest county and restore it TO Lin
coin county. MIR. Newcomb: To amend
the statutes relating To fences; also tod
provide for local option. Mr.. Bartholf:
to amend act of 1885 10
provide a more efficient common school
income; ALSO to provide an immigration
commissioner TO keep an Office in New
York, and to appropriate $4,000 therefor.
Mr.. Luchsipger: Relating 20 school dis.
stricts in Green county; also, relating 20
elections; also, relating TO swamp, marsh
or wet lands. Mr.. Spiering; Relating TO
county printing; also, relating to county
courts; also, relating TO the publication
of legal notices. Mr.. Cox: For
the preservation of fish and game. In
oddition numerous other bills, mostly
If the class known as dead heads were
Introduced and referred back TO the intro
ducers without printing. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. %.
SenDte.--A petition was presented by
Sen. Green against the abolition of con
tract prison labor. A petition was also
presented from large number of
women, taxpayers, in relation TO woman
suffrage. A bill was passed relating to
ing Sec. 4 of Chap 315,of the laws of 1885.
Bills were concurred in TO repeal chapter
176, laws of 1879, and to abolish the board
immigration thereby established; to pro-
vide for register in probate in Rock
county and TO legalize the acts of G. Z.
Larkin as notary public in Lincoln
county. Adjourned,
Hose,-The following bills were
passed; Providing that constables of any
town shah impound ali live stock. when a
majority of the electors of the towon
shall vote fer the restraint of live stock
Authorizing sheriffs TO offer a maximum
of 5000 reward for the apprehension of
any person WHOSE crime would subj ect
him to a maximum of five years impris-
onment, provided either the county board
or the chairman of that board--while the
! board is not in session esnction the
offer. Providing for the appointment of
public administrators when administra-
tors, executors or guardians fail to act.
! On motion of Mr. Hammel the assembly
resolved itself into > committee of the
whole on the general file of bills, Mr..
| Grimm In the chair After going through
with the file, the committee rose and re
ported, and the house adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 30.
Standardization we're presented from
citizens against abolishing convict labor.
/ The bill to amend the laws of 1874 reat-
ing to the amendment OF the charter of
the city of Milwaukee, was concurred in
and the senate adjourned.
| House. Several petitions were present
cd Laf 81 luh
system. The resolution authorizing a
/ Joint select committee on fish and game
/ to employ clerk came up and was lost
1 yeas, %; nays, rs. 4 large number of
committees reported the bills in their
hands, most of which were for indefinite
pes ponement. The house reconsidered
| its vote on the clerkship for the special
committee on fish and game aud amend
ed it SO as to give that committee clerk
for fourteen days. The bill to suppress
or license pool and pigeon-hole tables
was discussed at some length and finally
ordered eAgrossed and read a third
time. The honse then took recess till
1880 P. m.
EVENING SESSION.
House-0n melton of Mr.. Cantwell, the
assembly resolved itself into n committee
of the whole on the general file, with Mr..
Humphrey in the chair. The general
file was gone through, and all bills re-
ported back to the assembly with or
without amendment The committee
then rose. large number of bills 70
ported from the committee Of the whole
were ordered engrossed and read third
time. A large number Of bills were in
definitely postponed and the assembly
adjourned
THURSDAY FEB. "a.